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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5425. φρίσσω (phrissó) -- To shudder, to bristle</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5425.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_peter/3-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5425.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5425</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5424.htm" title="5424">◄</a> 5425. phrissó <a href="../greek/5426.htm" title="5426">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">phrissó: To shudder, to bristle</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">φρίσσω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>phrissó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>fris'-so<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(fris'-so)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To shudder, to bristle<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I shudder, shiver, tremble.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primary verb<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "phrissó," the concept of fear and trembling before God is prevalent in the Old Testament, often expressed through words like יָרֵא (yare, Strong's H3372) meaning "to fear" or "to revere."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "phrissó" primarily means to shudder or to bristle, often used to describe a physical reaction to fear or awe. In the New Testament, it conveys a sense of trembling or being deeply affected by something, typically in a negative or fearful context.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of shuddering or bristling was often associated with fear or reverence, particularly in the presence of something divine or supernatural. This reaction was seen as a natural human response to encountering the divine or the unknown, reflecting a deep-seated respect or fear.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5425</b> <i>phríssō</i> – properly, to bristle (shiver) from fear; shudder (used only in Js 2:19).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. verb<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be rough, to shiver, shudder<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>shudder (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5425: φρίσσω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φρίσσω</span></span>; very often in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; <span class="accented">to be rough,</span> Latin<span class="latin">horreo, horresco</span>, i. e. <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to bristle, stiffen, stand up</span>: <span class="greek2">ἔφριξαν</span> <span class="greek2">μου</span> <span class="greek2">τρίχες</span>, <a href="/interlinear/job/4-15.htm">Job 4:15</a> the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>; with <span class="greek2">ὀρθαί</span> added, <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span>, Works, 510; <span class="greek2">ὀρθάς</span> ... <span class="greek2">φρισσει</span> <span class="greek2">τρίχας</span> (cognate accusative of the part affected), <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span> scut. 391; with cold, <span class="greek2">διά</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">ψῦχος</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, quaest. nat. 13, 2, p. 915 b. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to shudder, to be struck with extreme fear, to be horrified</span>: absolutely, <a href="/interlinear/james/2-19.htm">James 2:19</a>; 4 Macc. 14:9; like the Latin<span class="latin">horreo, horresco</span>, construction with an accusative of the object exciting the fear, <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Iliad 11,383, and often.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>tremble. <p>Apparently a primary verb; to "bristle" or chill, i.e. Shudder (fear) -- tremble. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>έφριξαν έφριξε έφριξεν φρίσσουσι φρισσουσιν φρίσσουσιν phrissousin phríssousin<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/james/2-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 2:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-PIA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πιστεύουσιν καὶ <b>φρίσσουσιν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> also believe, <span class="itali">and shudder.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/james/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> believe, and <span class="itali">tremble.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/james/2-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> believe and <span class="itali">shudder</span><p><b><a href="/greek/5425.htm">Strong's Greek 5425</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5425.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/phrissousin_5425.htm">φρίσσουσιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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